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January 26, 2011

Premier Stelmach resigns – Danielle Smith and Jonathan Denis discuss

Alberta politics became interesting again yesterday when Ed Stelmach surprised his own cabinet by announcing his planned resignation from the Premier’s office. I wanted to get the Wildrose and PC view on this news so I called up both Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith and PC Minister Jonathan Denis this evening.

Danielle Smith discusses the PC leadership race and Wildrose’s direction moving forward:

Jonathan Denis discusses the Premier’s surprise resignation and how the PC leadership field is shaping up:

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  • Hunterinalberta1

    Thank you. I really enjoyed Danielle Smith’s interview. I agreed with most of what she said. It will be interesting times in Alberta.

  • Stpc

    Smith is the clear loser in all of this. Her comments right after Unsteady Eddie’s resignation were like spitting on a grave and it’s beyond a doubt she’s not a leader.

  • Stpc

    Smith is the clear loser in all of this. Her comments right after Unsteady Eddie’s resignation were like spitting on a grave and it’s beyond a doubt she’s not a leader.

  • batb

    Hunterinablerta1, I don’t know a whole lot about Alberta politics. What do you think about Ted Morton’s run at the Conservative leadership?

  • Dirtfarm

    Ted Morton should work to unite the left – that is where he is at.

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Stephen Taylor is a scientist, political analyst and a blogger. Taylor writes here regularly and is the founder of bloggingtories.ca. Taylor has contributed to Macleans, CTV, talk radio and has been a featured speaker on new media at numerous events including the Western Standard Cruise and the Forum for Public Policy. In December 2008, Taylor organized Rally for Canada, a series of rallies held coast-to-coast to protest the proposed coalition government.